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US 12,274,259 B2Granted
Resilient polymer hunting decoy
AssigneeLife Time Decoys LLC
InventorsPeter Andrews, Dane Webb
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Abstract
A waterfowl decoy comprising a molded body with an interior cavity, a first and second keel, and an opening through the upper side of the molded body and oriented to allow air to pass from the interior cavity through the molded body.
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A resilient waterfowl decoy comprising:
- a molded body constructed from a polymer that is buoyant in water comprising an upper side and a lower side, a fore side and an aft side, a centerline bisecting the fore side and the aft side, and an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface forming an interior cavity;
- the molded body comprising a first keel and a second keel forming a unitary one-piece structure, wherein the first keel and the second keel extend from the lower side of the molded body and are symmetrical about the centerline;
- a first non-closeable opening to the interior cavity symmetrical about the centerline, disposed between the first keel and the second keel on the lower side, and extending substantially between the fore side and the aft side, configured to form an airtight seal with a water surface when the decoy is floating on water;
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- a second opening to the interior cavity symmetrical about the center line and configured to allow air to pass in and out of the interior cavity through the molded body when the decoy is floating on water, wherein the second opening is disposed on the lower side.
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A decoy comprising:
- a body constructed from a polymer that is buoyant in water the body comprising a centerline, an inner surface forming an interior cavity, a fore side, an aft side, and a first non-closeable opening to the interior cavity on a bottom portion of the body symmetrical about the centerline extending substantially between the fore side and the aft side;
- first and second keels on the bottom portion of the body and integrally formed to the body as part of a unitary, one-piece structure, wherein the first and second keels are substantially mirrored across the centerline of the body;
- a second opening to the interior cavity symmetrical about the centerline wherein the second opening is disposed on the bottom portion;
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- at least one anchor point along the centerline of the body;
- wherein the first and second keels comprise a recess configured to house one or more weights;
- wherein the first non-closeable opening is configured to form an airtight seal with a water surface when the decoy is floating on water;
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- wherein the second opening is configured to allow air to pass in and out of the interior cavity through the body when the decoy is floating on water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.